Mounting Bracket

[binder]

Any ideas for mounting brackets for the controller? I know there was a discussion on the mailing list last summer but I didn't know if anything further has been done.

curt

[rimai]

I use velcro.
I'm not sure what others do, but I'd love to have a supplier of mounting brackets.

[alexwbush]

abs plastic + heat gun to make my bracket

[agentgreen]

abs plastic + heat gun to make my bracket

That is really nice. Can you elaborate a little on how you did it? Eg. where you got the plastic from, how you did the molding...

Thanks!

[NanoTrevor]

hey roberto, just a gee whiz, how hard would it be to have all the brains of the ra inside a separate housing and the display by itself with one cable connecting it to the brain box? this way all the wires for temp, pwm, ph, etc can mount to a non moveable location and the display could be easier to mount somewhere remotely??

[rimai]

Not to hard, but I don't know how far you would be able to strech the signals from the main board. Never tested it.
But, I don't think this will ever be tested or tried, considering the fact that a new display module is being prototyped.

[NanoTrevor]

huh? really? thats not fair :O( i want one.

[alexwbush]

sorry, I didn't see this sooner. It's made of black abs plastic. I bought a sheet from a plastic shop and used a heat gun, then molded it around my RA.

[NanoTrevor]

Not to hard, but I don't know how far you would be able to strech the signals from the main board. Never tested it.
But, I don't think this will ever be tested or tried, considering the fact that a new display module is being prototyped.

so anymore info available at this point? you say display module? is it just that only the display? or will it be similar to current with ph, temp, ato, etc connections?

[rimai]

I'll have more info in a couple weeks when I get proto boards made.

[serhiyi]

I ordered this http://www.dealextreme.com/p/universal- ... lack-81053
looks like it can work. will post results when I get it.

[rimai]

Nice finding
Let us know how it looks and if you can post a picture, it would be awesome!!

[serhiyi]

It took some time to get this holder. Then I went for a short vacation... Anyway, I'm ready to share some pictures.

Cell phone holder with suction mount.

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There are two raised parts at the bottom of the holder that prevent controller from mounting flat (circled with red).

Trying to mount controller.

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Another view of bumps.

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To be cont...

[serhiyi]

Those bumps must go:

Bumps must go

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One is out. One to go.

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[serhiyi]

Now it fits better:

Front view

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Back

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Side view

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[serhiyi]

Mounting to the door using double sided tape.

Bottom view

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Tape

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Ready to attach

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[serhiyi]

Holder mounted to the door.

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Side view with controller.

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Final result.

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I should say that it's not the best mount I could imagine, but it does the trick.
You have to remove bumps for better fit. I also removed one padding on each side of the mount.

But it is not half bad for $5 delivered.

You can try to use suction mount, but I did not see any good from it in my application. The only way I can think of is to mount it to the side of tank or sump, but I want to keep controller as far from water as possible.

[rimai]

Very cool!!

[binder]

Nice. Looks good.

curt